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CERF+ also administers extra relief programs depending on the nature of the emergency situation and readily available funding. Etsy sellers might be eligible for financial assistance administered in collaboration with CERF+ if they experienced a federally stated natural catastrophe and are U.S.-based sellers with an active Etsy account in great standing at the time of the catastrophe.

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The Center for Craft's WNC Craft Futures Fund supports craft artists and companies in Western North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene. The fund consists of phased programs focused on emergency relief, healing, and long-term rebuilding for makers in the area. Program information for future financing stages will be announced in 2026.

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Assistance includes legal aid for persecuted or censored artists, assistance with resettlement and work authorization in the United States, and legal assistance for artist-activists whose work advances human rights and social modification. For Art Law offers pro bono legal consultations for visual artists through its Visual Artists' Legal Clinics.

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The Center operates several centers each year in partnership with volunteer attorneys, arts professionals, and regional organizations, with brand-new centers reacting to emerging legal concerns in contemporary and digital art. Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLAA) provides pro bono legal services to low-income artists and not-for-profit arts organizations throughout all creative disciplines.